I run the VO Hunter Pass rack and like it very much. One suggestion: if you plan to use a loaded front bag, consider the option with the integrated decaleur. I wish I had done so myself and wound up constructing an integrated unit so that I didn't have to stabilize the bag with a handle or stem mounted decaleur. I've also used that Performance Bike front rack on a mountain bike to build up an offroad tourer and it worked pretty well. A friend of mine has one of those on a bike and - this true - he carried a large microwave oven on the rack. I never did anything quite so crazy but it handled loads well, just didn't have the same sort of additional braze-ons as the VO rack.